Monthly Archives: April 2013

Everyone should learn how to program a computer #programming

Posted on April 25, 2013 by benvitalis

I think everyone should learn how to program a computer, because it teaches you how to think. I view computer science as a liberal art, something everyone should learn to do. ~ Steve Jobs   Other quotes from Steve Jobs … Continue reading →

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Two Reporters Fired by Fox News for Revealing Health Dangers in Milk

Posted on April 12, 2013 by benvitalis

Two Reporters Fired by Fox News for Revealing Health Dangers in Milk.

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The Silence of the Bees

Posted on April 12, 2013 by benvitalis

  “If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, man would have only four years to live” – Albert Einstein     Colony collapse disorder (CCD) is a phenomenon in which worker bees from a beehive or European … Continue reading →

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The #Monsanto Protection Act? Why did Obama sign it into law

Posted on April 10, 2013 by benvitalis

  Do you trust Monsanto completely, no matter how they genetically engineer and modify food? Well, President Obama thinks you should, after signing a bill that offers the company and others like it immunity. Monsanto Protection Act Signed By Obama, … Continue reading →

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The Universe in a Nutshell

Posted on April 8, 2013 by benvitalis

  Michio Kaku: The Universe in a Nutshell http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michio_Kaku http://bigthink.com/blogs/dr-kakus-universe     Lisa Randall on how some things will be known Harvard University professor Lisa Randall talks on how some things will be known and theories in theoretical physics. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Randall … Continue reading →

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What if the Moon were replaced with some of our planets?

Posted on April 8, 2013 by benvitalis

What would it look like if some of the planets were at the same distance as our Moon?            

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The Einstein Theory of Relativity 1923

Posted on April 8, 2013 by benvitalis

  A discovered ancient film from 1923 on “Einstein Theory of Relativity” It is a silent animated film made in 1923 that tried to explain Einstein’s work to the general public.     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Einstein_Theory_of_Relativity            

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MSNBC Host Melissa Harris-Perry: “Your Kids Belong to Us”

Posted on April 7, 2013 by benvitalis

MSNBC Host Melissa Harris-Perry Says Your Kids Are Not Yours, but Belong to “Whole Communities” Melissa Harris-Perry is an author, television host and political commentator with a focus on African-American politics. She is a professor of political science at Tulane … Continue reading →

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Andy Clark – Natural-born Cyborgs? #tech

Posted on April 6, 2013 by benvitalis

Andy Clark Andy Clark: Papers available online Reflections on Bodies, Minds and Human Enhancement     A professor of logic and metaphysics at Edinburgh University, Clark is the author of “Being There: Putting Brain, Body and World Together Again” and … Continue reading →

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Cyprus “Euro experiment” – The Cyprus ‘Haircut’

Posted on April 3, 2013 by benvitalis

This isn’t just a banking disaster. It’s a democratic disaster.   The real targets of the “haircut” are businesses, entrepreneurs and the middle class.   In a speech laden with criticism of Europe’s currency union for “experimenting” with the island’s … Continue reading →

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